by Eve Vaughn
He made his way inside, his eyes seeking her out. Her scent wafted to his nostrils, directing him to the bed. With stealth natural to him, he walked toward her, the sound of her even breathing reaching his ears. She wasn’t wearing a stitch of clothing as she slept. His cock jutted from its sheath. She looked so beautiful and vulnerable, unaware of his presence.
Trina lay on her back, an arm flung over her head and legs slightly parted. Catching a glance of her succulent pussy, he licked his chops, wanting to taste her. Roar purred, stalking closer. Jumping on the bed, he was careful not to let his claws tear into the covers.
He stopped at her feet and fell to his haunches, pushing her legs further apart with his head. He crawled closer to the delectable pussy until his nose was touching her. She smelled wonderful. Roar nuzzled her with his face. A soft moan escaped her lips. He raised his head to see if she’d wake up, but her breathing remained even. Unable to hold back any longer, he delved his tongue between the plump lips of her cunt.
The tart, tangy taste of her titillated his senses. He lapped hungrily at her pussy, savoring the flavor of her on his tongue. Roar felt as though he could do this forever if she’d let him. Trina wiggled her hips, her lips releasing another soft sigh, but still she didn’t wake.
As much as he enjoyed this, he wanted her to be aware, wanted to look into her eyes and see her reaction to his ministrations. Reluctantly he pulled his head back, only to run it along the base of her stomach. He crawled over her, letting his tongue drag up her body until his head reached her breasts.
Roar licked each nipple to hardness, his cock aching to enter her damp heat.
He called her telepathically. Trina.
“Mmm,” she moaned, her eyes still firmly shut. She stretched with a smile on her lush lips as though she was in the middle of a particularly wonderful dream.
Trina, he tried again.
When that didn’t work, he gently nipped the side of her breast in hopes that would do the trick. She woke with a gasp, her eyes flinging open. “What the --”
Roar lowered his head and licked her neck. I thought you’d never wake up.
“Roar, no. Not like this,” she groaned, twisting her head away even as her hips rose from the bed.
Yes, like this. You know what we are. It didn’t seem to bother you on Chimera.
“But… but that was different,” she stammered, trying to scoot back, but the weight of his body pressing into her wouldn’t allow her to move. A paw rested on either side of her head.
Roar looked into her eyes and saw emotions he didn’t expect. Worry. Doubt. Fear. For some reason that angered him. Neither he nor the others in the Triad had ever given her reason to mistrust them. He’d realized when they met she had trust issues because of past relationships, but he thought they were past that. Why is it different?
“It just is. Please. I don’t want you to take me like this.”
Why? We’ve taken you like this before.
“I know but before… before I felt you… you cared.”
Her words were like a dagger to his heart. What makes you think I don’t care now? How could you think that? I love you more than life itself, and I know Bayoh and Talh feel the same way. Whatever gave you the impression that we didn’t care?
She averted her head. “It doesn’t matter.”
I think it does. Is this the reason you’ve been acting so strange?
“I don’t want to talk about it.”
His nostrils flared. You will tell me, Trina --
“Don’t you dare threaten me. I didn’t know it would be like that and I wish --”
What?
“Nothing.” She chewed on her bottom lip and he knew she was hiding something.
Tell me.
“If you really want to know, I wish I’d known what it would be like before I came here.”
Unable to hold back his anger, he let out a loud roar. Trina yelped, now trying in earnest to pull herself from beneath him. Regardless of what you wish, you made a commitment to us and we’re not letting you go.
He lowered his head, lapping at her breasts again briefly before moving down her body to her cunt. His tongue surged forward, entering her pussy.
“Roar!” she screamed with shock, pushing at his head, but he was too strong for her. He thrust his tongue into her, growling ferociously, daring her to deny she wanted him.
Don’t ever deny me again -- or any of us. Even now you want this.
“No. I didn’t want it to be this way,” she cried.
Liar. Your pussy is so wet, so slick. I feel your muscles clenching around my tongue because you want me. Say it!
“No,” she whimpered but even as the word spilled from her mouth, she arched herself against his mouth. He licked her harder, faster. “Oh God!” Her fingers dug into his mane.
Say it!
“I want you! Oh God, I want you,” she yelled, bucking her hips against him. Moving over her, he thrust his cock into her, dipping his head to lick her lips and face. This wasn’t the way he wanted things to be with her. To take her in his natural form should have been a special moment.
Her pussy was so tight, so wet. He couldn’t get enough of her. His lust drove him deeper, harder, and faster into Trina’s cunt. She convulsed beneath him, screaming her climax. “Roar! Roar!” Her fingers pulled at his mane, her head thrashing back and forth.
He gently bit her shoulder, careful not to break the skin. She continued to moan and pant beneath him. He threw his head back, letting out a roar that could probably be heard throughout the village. But he didn’t care as he emptied his balls into her channel, the explosive peak rocking his body. He collapsed on top of her, his head resting on the soft pillows of her breasts.
Roar could hear the pounding of Trina’s heart, her breathing ragged.
“Get off of me.” Her voice sliced through the silence. He lifted his head to look at her. Alarm filled him when he saw tears streaming down her face. What had he just done? He knew she’d wanted him too, but he could have handled it better.
Trina --
“No. I don’t want to hear anything you have to say right now. Just get off of me.”
Roar released a mental sigh, complying with her wishes. He rolled onto his back. When his breathing was under control once more, he grunted, letting his body shift to his human form. Then he reached over to pull Trina into his arms. “Trina, we have to talk.”
She shrugged away from him. “Haven’t you done enough? There’s nothing to talk about.”
He sat up and rolled her to face him. He hated to see her cry, but he wouldn’t let her tears deter him from his purpose. “You wanted this too. Don’t deny it.”
She poked her lips out mutinously.
“Trina, speak to me.”
“My body may have wanted you, but my heart and mind didn’t. I asked you not to take me like that.”
“I freely admit I could have -- should have -- done things differently, but that doesn’t change the fact that it was inevitable. I’m sorry it turned out this way.”
“Sorry isn’t going to change things.” Her eyes narrowed and she sat up, covering her breasts by folding her arms over them. “What did you want anyway?”
He didn’t like her shielding her body from him, but it was something they’d discuss later. There were more important issues at hand. “I don’t care for your tone, Trina.”
“And I don’t care for being taken against my will.”
“That’s not true and you know it.”
She lifted her chin defiantly. “If you want to split hairs, fine.”
Roar sighed. She was strong willed. Though it was one of the things that had attracted him to her, now it was more than a little annoying. He raked his fingers through his hair. “I didn’t come here to start an argument. I only wanted to know if something was bothering you.”
“Besides being forced?”
His patience was slowly wearing thin. Why was she acting like this? It was almost as if Trina was a tota
lly different woman from the one they’d met on the island. No, that couldn’t be true. Every now and then he’d catch glimpses of the woman he and the Triad fell in love with, especially at night.
“Trina, I’ve apologized and I promise it won’t happen again unless I’m sure all of you is engaged, not just your body.” He knew she’d enjoyed it even if she didn’t want to admit it, but he didn’t have the inclination to start another argument with her.
“Well, that will certainly be a long time coming.”
“Trina, could you stop for a minute and listen to yourself? This isn’t like you.”
“How would you know? You, Bayoh, and Talh haven’t been around long enough for any of you to know what I’m like. If you’ve come to give me one of your talks then I’ve heard it before from the other two. I’m a grown woman and I won’t be lectured.”
“Then start acting like one.” She gasped at his harsh words, but he ignored the indignation in her eyes. “I don’t know what your problem is, but I think you had better re-evaluate your priorities. In the time you’ve been here, you’ve made no effort to get to know our people. You’re standoffish, and you walk around as if everyone is beneath you. You need to get over yourself and do it quickly.”
“I have not acted like that. I’ve tried to make an effort!”
“Really? Well, it seems like your efforts aren’t worth much. I’ll leave you alone now since that’s what you obviously want.” Roar rolled off the bed and grabbed something to wear from the closet. He didn’t bother to look back before tearing out of the hut.
* * *
Trina’s head drooped. What had just happened? Granted, she didn’t appreciate the way he assumed it would be okay for him to take her in his leonine form without consulting her first, but that didn’t alter the fact that she’d wanted him.
Part of her reason for being apprehensive about Roar taking her in his natural form was because it had been so special on Chimera. She’d known with a certainty then they loved her and wouldn’t hurt her, but she’d been here a month and they seemed distant. Everything she did seemed to be wrong, and Trina felt like an absolute failure. She was sure they were disappointed in her.
Because of this distance growing between them, she didn’t know if she could bear them making love to her like that and tainting her special memories of Chimera. Trina had a feeling Roar had wanted to fuck her that way to send a message of some sort. She didn’t understand where he was coming from by saying that she wasn’t trying to fit in with his people. That’s all she’d been trying to do since she got here.
Laiocean was its own contained little world. In many ways it was primitive, yet in other ways it was more technologically advanced than her world. They had access to all modern conveniences and then some, but lived simply. She liked the way the Manani people went about their day to day lives, keeping busy, everyone seeming like a close knit family. Too bad it was a family that didn’t welcome her.
On her first full day here, her mates had offered to stay with her. Realizing they had urgent duties to attend to, she’d insisted that she’d be okay. She wanted to explore the village on her own. Besides, she wanted them to be proud of her. She didn’t want to appear clingy. So they’d left her to her own devices.
They did send a woman to help her out around the hut. Though Teya had come to assist Trina with all her needs, it soon became obvious that the woman didn’t like her. Any help given was done reluctantly. Trina tried hard to be friendly, but to no avail. In front of Trina’s mates, however, the Manani woman was a different person. Teya couldn’t do enough for the Alpha Triad. Maybe Trina should have said something to them, but she didn’t want them to think she couldn’t handle herself.
Teya wasn’t the only one who treated her that way.
Trina put up with Teya’s barbs and sly innuendoes for three days. On the fourth day, she’d told the nasty woman exactly where she could go. From then on things seemed to go downhill. Every attempt she made to reach out to the villagers was met with rebuffs. Even the ones who’d been friendly in the beginning turned on her.
If Roar, Bayoh, or Talh were around, the people would smile in her face and pretend everything was okay. She honestly did make an effort. One woman made a comment within earshot of Trina saying, “Nika would have made a better mate for the Alphas. Who does this human think she is to believe she could lead us?” It was comments like those that were slowly breaking down her resilience.
As for Nika, the woman was trouble. Trina had no doubt the blonde was spreading rumors about her, but there was no concrete proof. To top it off, her mates were constantly lecturing her about things she was doing wrong or asking what was the matter with her.
She wasn’t a whiner and didn’t want them to know about what was going on with the Manani people. She thought she’d be able to handle things herself, but instead she was finding things more difficult as the days went by. She didn’t know what true depression was until she’d come here.
Despite this, she was still determined to prove to her mates that she was a worthy leader. Things couldn’t go on like this though. The only person who was actually nice to her was Reyo. They’d formed a friendship since her arrival. Maybe she just needed a sympathetic ear to listen to her woes right now.
Yes, that’s exactly what she needed.
Chapter Four
Trina pulled her skirt down over her thighs for the third time as she walked toward Reyo’s hut. She hoped he’d be there and not out training with Talh. She’d learned that the warriors trained in shifts, although she wasn’t sure what his schedule was. She passed several tribe members on the way.
Some acknowledged her with a nod of their heads while others averted their eyes as she walked by. She nodded at everyone like she’d been instructed to regardless of how they looked at her. She tapped on Reyo’s door, shifting her weight from side to side impatiently. She knew people were watching and scrutinizing her every move.
Trina needed to get away from the watchful stares. She knocked one more time, but still there was no answer. Trina’s shoulders dropped. So much for having someone to talk to. She was just about to turn around when the door opened. Reyo’s eyes were bloodshot as though he’d been sleeping.
“I’m sorry I woke you. I’ll come back later.”
“Trina. This is a pleasant surprise. What can I do for you?”
“Well, I… I was just coming for a visit, but I see you were resting. Perhaps another time?” She turned to walk away but he reached out, grabbing her arm.
“No. Stay. I would love your company. Please come inside.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course. You’re always welcome in my home.”
She smiled up at him. How could she ever have thought she wouldn’t like him? He was her only ally in this entire village. He was a handsome man with midnight shoulder length hair. His lithe toned body was without an ounce of fat, and he possessed a wintry pair of blue eyes that almost seemed to look inside her soul. Trina realized all Manani men had blue eyes of one shade or another, while the women possessed green eyes. Slowly but surely she was learning things about the people, but not fast enough it seemed.
She stepped into Reyo’s hut and looked around her. Though they’d talked on several occasions, this was the first time she’d actually been inside his hut. It wasn’t as large or as grand as the one she shared with her mates, but it was still nice.
“Please have a seat. Can I offer you some refreshment? I have freshly squeezed mango juice,” he offered.
Trina took a seat on one of the fur pelts in the middle of the room. “That sounds lovely, but I’m really not thirsty.”
“Would you like something to eat?”
“No, thank you. Come sit next to me.” She patted the empty space beside her.
Reyo revealed large white teeth as he settled down next to her. “So tell me what’s on your mind, Trina. Something seems to be troubling you.” His voice sounded so sympathetic she wanted to give in to the tears t
hat had been threatening to spill the past couple of weeks. She released a deep breath, suddenly feeling miserable.
Maybe she shouldn’t have come, but she had to unburden herself to someone or go crazy. “I hope you don’t mind my coming over here.”
“Of course not. I’m honored that you sought me out.”
“Reyo, I know this may sound like an odd question, but can I trust you? I mean, I know we haven’t known each other long, but you’ve been so nice to me when everyone else…”
“Has refused to give you a chance?” he asked gently.
“Exactly. I’m trying very hard to fit in and be the Alpha fem I’m supposed to be, but none of the women will even look in my direction. The men leer at me, but it’s a different story when my mates are around. I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong. You said they expected me to show my superiority, and while I think that’s an odd way to lead people, I’ve tried my best. They’re still not responding to me. What should I do?”
“It humbles me that you’ve followed my advice and I will continue to help you as long as you need it.”
“I’d really appreciate that, but I’ve followed your advice to a T so far and it hasn’t worked. What am I doing wrong?”
A fleeting expression of annoyance crossed his face, but it was gone so fast she couldn’t be sure. “Well, you’re going to have to trust me. I wouldn’t steer you wrong.”
“I know you may not intend to, but wouldn’t it make more sense if I just got to know people? Try to talk to them? We may be from different worlds, but where I come from that kind of thing works,” she reasoned.
“Yes, but you’re no longer among humans. We have customs that need to be adhered to. If you don’t follow those customs, you’ll never win their respect. Now remember what I said. You will never go to them. They must always come to you. You are the Alpha fem. They’re just testing you right now.”